Will a gar jump out of a pond?

[downsouth]

i would be more woried about the fish having enough room than it jumping out. 3 Koi and an RTC will have that small of a pond more than full in a fairly short time. as for the gar jumping out...anything is possible. if they can jump out of an aquarium, i wouldnt see why they couldnt jump out of a pond.

But in the wild are gars know to be jumpers like the arrowanas and arapaimas?

 

[downsouth]

and one day the RTC will make a snack of your gar
no trying to discourage but that is what is gonna happen if the pond for both the fish is for life

hey thanks for the warning but I need to try it out

 

[E_americanus]

But in the wild are gars know to be jumpers like the arrowanas and arapaimas?

any fish will jump...behavior in captivity is not the same as in the wild, no matter how much we try to replicated it. also keep in mind that arowanas act quite differently than arapaimas do in the wild as well.

in general, a gar will very likely jump out of a pond like the one you have pictured; add to that the issues with tankmates and it's just begging for the fish to end up on the ground next to the setup. i would use some sort of cover or netting to prevent this--
--solomon

 

[headbanger_jib]

hey thanks for the warning but I need to try it out

most welcome
the above was my lfs's experience though nothing happened to the gar as he saved it in time

 

[josefandtin]

will jump out sooner or later. especially when its raining.

 

[vinson lim]

will jump out sooner or later. especially when its raining.

why? i dont undrstnd.

 

[headbanger_jib]

why? i dont undrstnd.

x1

 

[Adam-011]

About 2 years ago my bro caught a gar and brought it home and but it in are 200 Gallon Pond like 3ft deep and it bailed 1 time and almost died I dunno what he did with it (I think he took it back to the wild) but they jump it was like 13"